Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Part 2
By Nowa OmoiguiHow did General Yakubu Gowon lose grip? To understand how Gowon lost grip in 1975, we must consider many factors. His pre-military backgrou...
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How did General Yakubu Gowon lose grip? To understand how Gowon lost grip in 1975, we must consider many factors. His pre-military backgrou...
Read moreThe Nine Point Plan In October 1970, Gowon announced a six-year nine-point plan, which he said, must be accomplished “before the government of ...
Read moreGowon’s Transition: Options for demilitarization.Shortly after Gowon’s announcement in 1970 that he planned to hand over in 1976, an internal deba...
Read moreAnother important factor – in the view of some - was the replacement of then Brigadier (later Major General) Hassan Katsina as Chief of Staff (Army)...
Read more“DOVERIAI NO PROVERIAI.”Military regimes are, as the saying goes, inherently unstable. It is for good reason, therefore, that the Russians h...
Read moreFROM KAMPALA TO LOME TO LONDON AND BACK TO NIGERIAIt is my expectation that General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) will publish his memoirs some day. When t...
Read moreculled from THISDAY, March 22, 2005For quite a long time, I had intended to raise the issue of the president's refusal to appoint a petroleum minister...
Read moreINTRODUCTIONPeriodically, I give over my Essays to others whose contributions I wish to highlight. This time, I give it to two recent contributo...
Read moreWe the undersigned Honourable Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly hereby give you NOTICE that His Excellency CHIEF D. S. P. ALAMIEYESEIGHA ...
Read moreculled from VANGUARD, May 21, 2006I saw our erudite and inimitable Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, dramatizing how he was hopping all over his compound when some...
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Review of “Evolution of Leadership Research by Larry D. Mathis, PhD, DMin “ The book was first brought to my attention by Shawn Mathis, Ph. D...
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Chimaroke Nnamani: Progenitor of Ebeano politics at 64By Paul MumehChimaroke-Nnamani2.jpg 88.87 KBHate or love him, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani; fo...
Background To The Recent Nigerian ElectionsGeneral Obasanjo more than just a "friend" of the AmericansElizabeth Liagin is an independent journalist wh...
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